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Are you a 'tankie' (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I keep seeing this instance is overrun with tankies so hey, lets do an informal survey like I've seen on hexbear

respond with YES or NO in the first line of your comment and i'll tally everything in a couple of days, lets say I'll try and collect everything on the sunday the 9th (10+gmt sorry)

not sure thisll work, be nice, have fun

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[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If Tankie means somewhat supporting what the URSS/China did, then YES.

I'm not communist, I've never read the manifesto but I'm more aligned with their ideals and the materialism philosophy than anything else, and I saw this quote that marked me. I paraphrase: "... the worst communist implementation was still better/on par than the best capitalist country".

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Communist Manifesto was basically a pamphlet written to be understood by mostly uneducated workers... There's not much reason to have never read it at this point, regardless of personal politics.

We're not talking Atlas Shrugged or Das Kapital. It's like 30 pages or something.

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago

There’s not much reason to have never read it at this point, regardless of personal politics.

Well a simple reason is interest, is not my priority.

We’re not talking Atlas Shrugged or Das Kapital.

And I also want to read Capital, but again is not my priority in the near feature.